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Quick County Facts

  • The size of Pocahontas County is 941 square miles.
  • Pocahontas County has the highest average elevation of any county east of the Mississippi.
  • Pocahontas County has the largest concentration of public lands in West Virginia.  Over 62% – totaling 349,000 acres – is either state or federal property.
  • Five State Parks and two State Forests provide more state owned land than any county in the state.
  • The county has more federal land than any county in the state – 312,000 acres.
  • More than 800 miles of hiking and biking trails are located in the county.
  • More than 1/3 of the Monongahela National Forest lies within the county.  These 310,000 acres provide more than 500 miles of hiking and biking trails.
  • Pocahontas County has approximately 9,000 residents – one of the smallest county populations in the state.
  • More than one million tourists visit the county each year.
  • Five county Visitor Centers greet more than 100,000 people annually.
  • Pocahontas County has the most scenic byways of any county in the state.
  • The Highland Scenic Highway is the highest average elevated highway east of the Mississippi.
  • Pocahontas County is the Birthplace of Rivers as 8 rivers have their headwaters here.  All water flows out of the county.
  • In total earnings and employment, the impact of travel and tourism is greater to Pocahontas County than any other county in the state.
  • One out of every four jobs – the largest percentage in the state – is generated by travel and tourism.

(WV Divion of Tourism Research)